Margan Grover of University of Alaska Anchorage, and Alaska historical archaeologist Dan Thompson, will give a talk called ‘People and Stories of Castle Hill at the intersections of archaeology, history, and global networks’

Chris Allan, National Park Service historian and President of the Alaska Historical Society, will give a talk titled Destination Sitka – Special Correspondents and the Scramble to Report on the 1867 Transfer of Russian American to the United States

Wayne Jensen of the Alaska Historical Commission will speak about about William Seward, including a history of his early life, his time as Lincoln’s Secretary of State and as Secretary of State in Andrew John’s cabinet, the negotiation of the Alaska Treaty of Cession, and his visit to Alaska in 1869.